When We Were Innocent: A totally heartbreaking story about a wartime family secret (Powerful emotional novels about impossible choices by Kate Hewitt)

You love your father with all your heart. But what if he's not who you think he is? What if he's kept an unforgivable secret from you his whole life?

Libby Trent believes she knows the difference between right and wrong.

But everything changes when she finds out about a man named Hans Brenner, a Nazi who escaped Germany after the Second World War. A war criminal who has lived his whole life in hiding.

Because the man suspected of being Hans Brenner is Libby's own beloved father.

The sweetest, gentlest man she knows. Who raised her alone, who lives in her family home. Who cares for and watches over Libby's own children.

When Libby finds a secret box in her father's bedroom, she knows it might contain evidence. But does she dare open it, if it could prove her father guilty of the most heinous crimes in history?

Because if she finds evidence, she won't just have to choose between right and wrong, she'll have to choose whether to betray her own father...

A totally heartbreaking and powerful story about a daughter's impossible dilemma and the darkest of family secrets, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Amanda Prowse, and Diane Chamberlain.

Readers are loving When We Were Innocent:

"What an emotional roller coaster!!!! I can't tell you how many times this book made me tear up! The ending was simply beautiful. Loved this so much!" @bookreviewsandfun ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"SPECTACULARLY written, this contender for my most cherished read of 2022 needs to be on every historical fiction reader's list... I will remember this book for a very long time." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Incredible book, read it in one day-couldn't do anything else... Grabs you from the start and doesn't let go... When your family is at risk or your own life, what would you do?... Excellent... Highly recommended." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"I absolutely loved it and can't stop thinking about it. I read it in one day... Truly heartbreaking." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Heartbreaking... so thought provoking... I was in tears... I couldn't stop reading until the very last page." Shortbookthyme ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"Wow!... Excellent... left me in tears at the end." NetGalley reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"I loved this story so much. It was poignant, heart-breaking and yet life-affirming... [It] brimmed with action, pain, worry, darkness and excitement... Brilliant... Thought-provoking, gut wrenching and full of darkness followed by joy and relief." Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

"I was absolutely captivated by this book. It kept me going right until the end, it was such a poignantly beautiful story, albeit absolutely harrowing at times. I cried, a lot... I loved it!" Goodreads reviewer ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐